視

Phono-semantic compound (with semantic fusion):

見 (볼 견, “to see, to behold”) — provides the semantic base.

示 (보일 시, “to show, to indicate”) — gives the phonetic value 시, but also reinforces the idea of “showing / seeing.”

Thus originally “to look at, to observe what is shown.”

視察 (시찰) — inspection, observation

注視 (주시) — to gaze, to fix one’s eyes on

無視 (무시) — to ignore, disregard

視線 (시선) — line of sight, gaze

視野 (시야) — field of vision

Interestingly, its sound (시) resembles English see, and the meaning aligns closely — a coincidence that students often note.